T-Shirt Contest
If we can get 115 likes on the series' Facebook fan page by the end of this month, we will give away one of the adult t-shirts we have. Keep in mind that these will also be for sale and the only ones made or to be made with the old Freckles. T-shirt prices will be posted as soon as we can, along with the sizes.

Book Contest
Same contest as the last book. Look at the book cover, like the Series' Facebook fan page, read the rules and guess what the bakery is named under the picture. Contest deadline, July 12, 2013.

E-Book Purchases
I have the books in e-book format and for sale online. You can find them all at the link below as it will list all the books under my name. I will work on book 3 once it is out and the companion book as well, though that is going to take me a little bit of time to format. I appreciate any reviews you are willing to add after you purchase a copy.

https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/VickianneCaswell

Book Flyer
I've also updated the book flyer. Feel free to share. The flyer is just below and you can find it here on the Freckles site:
http://freckles-the-bunny-series.weebly.com/website-downloads-to-share.html

I promised a surprise today and here you have it. Meet Freckles III and Stew II. Freckles III is 8 weeks old and Stew II is 7 weeks old. Both will be coming with me to a classroom visit this Friday.

We've also added some new videos of them playing. Find them on our Youtube channel and don't forget to subscribe if you don't want to miss any videos! There are some new pictures on the website here as well.

Lastly, we've also added a flyer for you to download and share. It mentions the series, what the books are about and classroom readings. We hope you will! Thanks!

Be sure to watch for more updates as we will be adding new merchandise for sale very soon as we just got some t-shirts in (currently adult sizes only) and more merchandise, videos, pictures, updates, etc. added soon!

First off, you can keep an eye on the books on Amazon. They have been getting reviewed. I've also listed them on this website. Find it here:  http://vickianne-caswell.weebly.com/my-books-reviews.html

The video preview for "Freckles the Bunny Series, Book # 3: Freckles Lends a Paw" is up on Youtube or our Freckles the Bunny Series website.

I am still reviewing other children's books and posting them on this website and the Youtube channel. I am a little slower right now as I am trying to get things ready for my illustrator, for book 4, as well as preparing book 3. Many of you may not realize, but Freckles' world is a bit complex. Many of the stories and future stories, repeat locations. To be able to re- write about these locations later on as well as try to keep things the same (for the children and for us), I've created models of the homes, on The Sims 3. (It also keeps us from having a character roll through a wall instead of an open door) This tends to make the work a lot easier too. The Christmas book, book 4 is probably the longest and more detailed story by far. We are using many locations compared to our usual 2 or 3 and including family members (moms, dads, grandmas, grandpas, brothers, sisters to name just a few). In book 3, we are adding in siblings to the story, except for Stew's (I imagine they are still settling in to their new home). I do believe that this book is going to knock the socks off of the last 3 (the one now included). This is the reason why it is taking so much work.

We've also been posted in a blog, with a review. Thank you Sandra for doing this for us! You can find the link below.
http://sandrabennettauthor.com/news/

Many people probably wonder why I say we all of the time, when it is usually me doing everything. It's simple. I consider this whole operation a team. I could not do these books without the help of my husband or Anastasia Drogaitseva. My husband edits the books and aside from Anastasia drawing the characters to life (and I love working with her by the way), she has also been a great help in teaching me how to use some of the Aspects of Photoshop. As well, my ideas come from my daughters experiences and my bunnies. My daughter is great at listening to the stories and critiquing them as well as wanting to be a part of these books. She is actually the one who drew the carrot for book 1's back cover and the pickle for book 2's back cover. I am looking forward to seeing what she draws for the other books. As well, we are about to give her a bigger role, but I don't want to say too much yet. She is very pleased! So now you see why it's a "we" and not a "me." There would be no "me" without that group of "we" and I can't tell you how blessed I feel to have each of them in my life.

It's been a busy couple of weeks here and about to get busier! The video and flip book preview will be out sometime next week so please keep watch! This is for book # 3. As well, I am hoping to share some exciting news by the end of the month if luck will have it. I'm also in the works of creating a couple more videos for you. A little advertising for the books and possibly a little more (watch for the real, full grown Donut as well). These are always found on our Youtube channel. If you don't want to miss them as soon as they are out, you can subscribe to the channel.

I will be offering Skype readings to schools and libraries in the Fall for those interested. I've already posted one video and will be posting another somewhere between the middle and end of this month. Be sure to check them out and please share!

I've been doing children's and young adult book reviews. You can find them and interviews with the authors on my personal website. http://Vickianne-Caswell.weebly.com These books are read with my daughter and we have also posted video reviews of the books on the channel as well as an Author's Blog that I have created.

I've been out to my daughter's school once already and will be making one more trip in to read one of the books that are not yet published.

We will be doing another contest for a free copy of book 3 so please keep watch on our Facebook fan page! You will be required to like the page again.